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Snowmobile: Bombardier's Dream Machine
Contributor(s): Older, Jules (Author), Lauritano, Michael (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 1580893341     ISBN-13: 9781580893343
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 2012
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - Inventions
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Transportation - General
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2011000810
Age Level: 8-12
Grade Level: 3-7
Lexile Measure: 700(Not Available)
Guided Reading: R (Grade 4)
Physical Information: 0.47" H x 6.42" W x 9.22" L (0.98 lbs) 64 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
- Cultural Region - Canadian
- Seasonal - Winter
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2011
Booklist 03/15/2012 pg. 52
School Library Journal 04/01/2012 pg. 187
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2013 pg. 175 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 149375
Reading Level: 4.2   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 1.0
 
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Publisher Description:
In 1922, when Joseph-Armand Bombardier was fifteen years old he built his first snow vehicle. He had always loved to tinker with motors and make things go, and he dreamed of building a vehicle that could go over snow. His first attempt, using a Model T Ford engine and a wooden propeller, worked well. To Joseph-Armand's mind, anyhow. Not so much his father, who made him take the contraption apart. Over the years, Joseph-Armand dreamed of becoming a great mechanic and inventing machines. But when his young son died of a fever because it was impossible to get to the hospital over the snow-covered roads, Joseph-Armand applied his single-minded determination to building a vehicle that could go over snow. It took years, but he accomplished his goal. His invention changed the way people in snow country lived. Inaccessible roads could now be travelled, taking patients to hospitals, doctors and priests to the needy, children to school, and even mail to residents.
 
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